Cockroaches, fitted with tiny backpacks, could be part of the future of spycraft, search-and-rescue missions

SWARM Biotactics, a German company, is fitting cockroaches with tiny backpacks to enable the insects to be used for ...

A German startup is turning cockroaches into cyborg spies

CEO Stefan Wilhelm told CBS the choice of insect was deliberate. The Madagascar hissing cockroach is large enough to carry small payloads, resilient under extreme conditions, ...
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Startup turns cockroaches into remote-controlled cyborg spies

In a defense lab in Germany, a small startup is wiring live cockroaches with AI-guided backpacks and turning them into steerable scouts that can slip through cracks no drone or soldier could reach.
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Army of Backpack-Wearing Cyborg Cockroaches Swarm Desert Target

Researchers at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have unleashed an army of remote-controlled cyborg cockroaches to swarm a target in a sandy test area. The motivation behind the ...